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Weaving a Tale
Tohono Chul gallery shows off handmade native basketry | Page 16
Fourth Avenue businesses and events seeing increased traffic
INSIDE
High-tech Health UA unveils Sensor Lab | Page 11
Old Glory
Mysterious flagpole near archaeological site
| Page 12
Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media Courtesy photo
Old Tucson Studios finds new operator Alexandra Pere
Between the Lines
Literacy Connects celebrates 10 years
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ld Tucson Studios, Tucson’s iconic movie filming location in Tucson Mountain Park, will be managed by a new operator. The Pima County Board of
Supervisors voted unanimously on April 5 to approve American Heritage Railways as the new park operator. Old Tucson Studios was the backdrop for multiple feature films and television shows after Columbia Pictures chose to build an 1860s replica of Tucson in 1939. Old Tucson Studios
was built just before the Western movie era in the 1950s, making it the perfect location for new productions. Iconic films like Winchester 73, The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, Arizona, Tombstone, and Three Amigos See OLD TUCSON, P6
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fter nearly two years, vendors and patrons filled the colorful streets of Fourth Avenue for the Winter Street Fair in December 2021. Following that successful winter fair, the larger Spring Street Fair returned just last month to an even larger turnout. The events, which annually draw hundreds of thousands of attendees, were delayed multiple times due to the pandemic, bringing fewer patrons to the already-impacted local businesses lining Fourth Avenue. See FOURTH AVE, P4